Twine-holder



U'Nilrnnf Patented February 2, 1904. l

RSiLanEW mena To wllwhvm Yi1? .may 00.1wew1;;. 1 ,f Be it known that I, lRUDonrnyA.YS'r-nn,.a, citizen of theUnited States, and aresident of. Roselle, in the countyl o f Union"andxState' Of,V New Jersey, haveinvented.anew-:and Im;y proved TwineH'older, of which the following; is a full, clear, and exactldesc'niption. "1 The object of the inventionisfto provide a; new and improved twinesholden'f more" especially designed for household' use', land' ar' ranged to permit of winding.Y up onwa spool odds and ends of twine, cord, threads,` and the like tiedtogether to allow lready use of the continuous twine thusformed for `tying packages, bundles, andthe like. I

The. invention consists of novel'features and parts and combinations of theV same,as

will be more fully describedv hereinafterand then pointed out in the claims.. A practical embodiment ofi-the invention' is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming, a part thisspeeication,.iniwhich similar'characters of reference .indicate cor-V responding parts in all the views.

Figure'l is a' perspective view of the irnprovement, showing the cover in am partlyopened position. Fig.'2 is'a transverse section ofthe same. Fig.3 isaflike view of the saine, showing a ball lof twine in'position on the spool; and Fig. 4 is a'longitudinal sectional 'elevation of the'spool fto illustrate the removable flange.V Fig. 5 is a detail showing the spring-catch C in lits operative relation to the parts with which it coperates.

The casing A of the twine-holder is provided with a coverA, hinged at A2 on the rear end A3 of the casing, thesaid rear end being attached to a suitable support B for attachment to a wall or the like tohold the twine-holder in a convenient position for the user.

On the front free endV4 of fthe'cover A is secured a spring-catch C, havingfin its under side a recess C'; for engagingv a keeper or retainer A4, 'formed on the outside of the casing A, at thev front end thereof, soithat when the cover A is swung into a closed position it is locked therein by the recess C engaging the retainer A4, as plainly illustrated in Figs. 2

vand 3. The free end of the spring-catch C lente'n'ds oyen tlfeentranceend A5 of a slot-A6,

formed in .fthecasing -A 'atthe front free end,`

. and the said rslo'tformslapassage for the twine,

thread,\,or' `cordgfD; ,adapted to wind and un-v windjon a spoel ,'E,;having its-shaft E jonr-y "naled` in..the;sides of the casing A', the 'j0ur,

nal-bearing'AOI' the Said shaft E being openthatis, partly formed in the sides of the, casing and the sides of the cover, A-so that when the latter is swung open the entire spool may be readily removed from the casing A.

On one outer end of the spool-shaft E is secured a'crank-arm F, adapted to be taken hold of by the operator for .turning the spool, so

' as to wind yup-the twine, thread,`cord, or the e like, as hereinafter-,more fully described.'

' The spool E is provided witha fixed flange E2 and al removable flange E3, as plainly shown in Fig. 4:, the` said removable flange being preferablyscrewed on the shaft and lwhen unsorewed allows of conveniently slipping aY ball of twine D" (see Fig. 3) on the said; shaft, and when this isy done the flange E? is again screwed up,

and the spool, with theballof-twine, is placed l in position inVthe-casingwith the end of the twine` extending throngh the uncovered `portion of the vslot A,4 The end of the twine can be readilyc'ut Qui a;knfeG-,he1d1 removably in a suitable sheath G', attached to the casing A, at one side thereof, as plainly illustrated in the drawings. Thespool-shaft E isrprovided with the usual catch forengaging the end of Y the thread. V

In using the device the odds and ends of twine, cord, thread, and the like are tied together, and one end is wound on the shaft E ofthe spool between the flanges E2 andEs, and then the spool contained in the casing A is turned, so as to wind up the twine until a short end portion extends outside ofl the casing through the slot A?. New whenever other odds and ends of the twine are to be taken care of they are simplytied together and attached to the end of the twine extending out of the casing to allow of windingup more twine on the spool, and when it is desired to use some of the wound-up twine for tying packages and the like then the operator on pulling on the twine causes a ready rotation of the spool and unwinding of the twine to any IOO desired length to permit of properly tying the package or the like.

rlhe end of the twine can be readily cut at the knife Gr after the package is tied, so that the end piece of the twine on the spool always extends outside of the casing to be within convenient reach of the user. Itis expressly understood that to this outer end of the twine on the spool another piece can be tied and then wound up on the spool, as previously described, so that it is not necessary to keep the odds and ends of twine, yarn, thread, cord, and the like lying loose about the house.

'It is understood that when the cover A is swung into a closed position its free end covers up the entrance end A5 of the slot A, so that thc end of the twine cannot leave the slot as longI as the cover A is closed. l/Vhen it is desired to remove the spool from the casing, the cover A' is unlocked and swung into an open position to allow of lifting the spool out of the casing, and then the iiange E3 can be removed from the shaft E to allow of slipping a ball of twine on the shaft in case it is desired to use new twine only instead of odds and ends, as above described. y After the ball of twine is placed on the shaft the iiange E is again screwed up, and then the spool, with the ball of twine thereon, is placed in the casing and the end of the twine passed into the slot A, after which the cover Al is closed to close the entrance end A" of the slot by the free end of the catch C. On pulling on the outer end of the twine the ball will readily turn and the twine will be unwound for use in tying packages and the like.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent* l. A tw ine-holder, comprising a casing having a fixed portion and a semicylindrical complementary portion hinged thereto, one of said portions having a circumferentially-extending slot leading inwardly from its meeting' edge,

and a catch secured-to and overreaching the edge of the other section to lap the open end of said slot to close the same.

2. A twine-holder, comprising a casing having a fixed portion and a complementary portion hinged thereto, the lixed portion having an opening leading inwardly from its front edge, about midway thereof, for the passage of the twine, a catch for securing the two scctions together, and a knife for severing the twine, said knife being held on one end of the fixed portion of the casing in approximately horizontal alinement with said opening for the twine.

3. A twine-holder comprising a fixed casing having a retainer, said'casing having' a hinged cover and formed with a slot, a spring-catch on the cover, for engaging the said retainer on the casing and adapted to extend over the entrance end of the slot, and a spool journaled in the sides of the casing and having its twine end extending through the uncovered portion of the said slot, as set forth.

4. A twine-holder, comprising acasing having a fixed portion, and a complementary p0rtion hinged thereto, the fixed portion having a slot leading inwardly from one of its side edges, a rib fastened along said edge and extending downwardly into said slot embracing the side edges thereof, and a plate carried by the hinge-section and overreaching the edge thereof to engage said rib to secure the two sections together and to lap the open end of said slot to close the same, the lower end of said overlapping plate being formed into arib.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RUDOLPH A. STEEB.

1Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hos'rnn, JNO. M. RITTER. 

